Online contracting, data protection and privacy, hacking, unfair marketing and targeted advertising, consumer laws and cookies, copyright infringement, social media: the online world is crowded with obscure, sometimes obsolete and complex regulations. Are such regulations efficient ? Is it even possible to do business online today without breaching the law ?

Michel Jaccard will speak about the difficult task of assessing and managing the legal risks associated with online activities, and share his substantial experience in supporting fast growing businesses and global brands navigate with the rules of law in an ever changing environment.

Places are limited due to the venue size, so please register early for the event.

About the speaker: Michel Jaccard, founder and partner at id est avocats, a corporate and technology law firm, has been practicing as a lawyer in the field of online communications, intellectual property, unfair competition and data protection and security for more than fifteen years in Switzerland and in the United States. He founded his own boutique law firm three years ago to assist entrepreneurs, startups, global brands and leading SMEs better understand the legal landscape in advanced technologies and support the growth of innovative business models. He has taught corporate, IP and IT law at several Swiss universities for several years and regularly gives lectures in Switzerland and abroad in the field.